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Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: Ratrod on October 05, 2006, 04:55:13 PM

Title: Serious BC Rich GAS attack
Post by: Ratrod on October 05, 2006, 04:55:13 PM

The BC Rich imports are getting better and better. Since the early 90's I've been wanting a Mockingbird Arch Top Supreme or an SLP. And now they're making a 'cheap' version of it. I haven't even got my new Gretsch yet but this will be next.

I've finally found some cool pics of it. And a site!

(http://www.mockspecial.com/images/color_burst.jpg)


http://www.mockspecial.com/

Title: Serious BC Rich GAS attack
Post by: Sifu Ben on October 05, 2006, 05:20:18 PM

OK, I want one  :cry:

Title: Serious BC Rich GAS attack
Post by: Philly Q on October 05, 2006, 05:24:37 PM

Nice guitar!  Most BC Rich guitars are a bit too metal for me, but I always liked the Mockingbird (and the Bich, and the Eagle).  Wish they'd gone for the old "R" headstock logo instead of all that binding and inlay frippery though.

Bit of a contrast to your Gretsches!

Title: Serious BC Rich GAS attack
Post by: Hell Hound on October 05, 2006, 05:24:38 PM

I've seen some of the Korean made neck thru, beautifull! But I never liked the BC Rich headstocks :|

Title: Serious BC Rich GAS attack
Post by: indysmith on October 05, 2006, 05:28:45 PM

oh man that guitar is fiiiiiiiiiine - do we know how much she's gonna set me back? :P

Title: Serious BC Rich GAS attack
Post by: headtheball on October 05, 2006, 05:53:37 PM

I'd buy it a pint...

Title: Serious BC Rich GAS attack
Post by: Crazy_Joe on October 05, 2006, 06:36:26 PM

Whoah!! I thought BC Rich were cheap cr@p, but this one looks a lot better.

Title: Serious BC Rich GAS attack
Post by: mecca777 on October 05, 2006, 07:09:24 PM

I checked out the site; those look really nice, and I'm especially digging the white one with black hardware, but did anybody else listen to the sound samples and wonder why they didn't at least make sure the guitar was properly tuned before recording it? :D

Title: Serious BC Rich GAS attack
Post by: indysmith on October 05, 2006, 07:16:52 PM

Quote from: mecca777

I checked out the site; those look really nice, and I'm especially digging the white one with black hardware, but did anybody else listen to the sound samples and wonder why they didn't at least make sure the guitar was properly tuned before recording it? :D

YES!! they don't even sound nice

Title: Serious BC Rich GAS attack
Post by: indysmith on October 05, 2006, 07:17:39 PM

Quote from: Crazy_Joe

Whoah!! I thought BC Rich were cheap cr@p, but this one looks a lot better.

Check out the old USA made ones 8) anything but cheap cr@p

Title: Serious BC Rich GAS attack
Post by: sambo on October 05, 2006, 07:21:11 PM

lol exactly... "Rockfield" pickups eh...

hmmmmm

im with you mecca guy- the white with black hardware looks sweet.

Title: Serious BC Rich GAS attack
Post by: indysmith on October 05, 2006, 07:22:16 PM

Quote from: sambo

lol exactly... "Rockfield" pickups eh...

hmmmmm

im with you mecca guy- the white with black hardware looks sweet.

bah it looks okay - yu guys seen the white w/ black Fernandes Ravelle? now there's a guitar thats looks good in that suit

Title: Serious BC Rich GAS attack
Post by: sambo on October 05, 2006, 07:23:30 PM

yup theyre gorgeous too!

Title: Serious BC Rich GAS attack
Post by: Ratrod on October 06, 2006, 10:15:52 AM

Quote from: indysmith

oh man that guitar is fiiiiiiiiiine - do we know how much she's gonna set me back? :P

I'm guessing they'll be around $1000.- on the street.


As for the soundclips, the Rockfields are better than the old BDSM pickups but still cr@p IMHO.

Imagine how that Mockingbird would sound with some Rebell Yells in there.

Title: Serious BC Rich GAS attack
Post by: Kemra on October 06, 2006, 10:39:37 AM

Quote from: Philly Q

Nice guitar!  Most BC Rich guitars are a bit too metal for me, but I always liked the Mockingbird (and the Bich, and the Eagle).  Wish they'd gone for the old "R" headstock logo instead of all that binding and inlay frippery though.

Bit of a contrast to your Gretsches!

Actually they don't use the R headstock logo because it is reserved for custom made BC Riches only.

To be honest that is one of the sexiest guitars I have seen in a long time!

Title: Serious BC Rich GAS attack
Post by: Sifu Ben on October 06, 2006, 11:24:57 AM

the Floyded neck through New Jersey models (Flat quilt top) are available for @£380, so you'd have to imagine that these will come in under £500. Damn sight more intersting than an Epi Les Paul  8)

Title: Serious BC Rich GAS attack
Post by: Ratrod on October 07, 2006, 04:27:20 PM

Quote from: Sifu Ben

the Floyded neck through New Jersey models (Flat quilt top) are available for @£380, so you'd have to imagine that these will come in under £500. Damn sight more intersting than an Epi Les Paul  8)

NJ actually stands for Nagoya Japan where the early imports were made in the 70's. A bit wrong of them, I think, because the new NJ's are all mede in Korea.

You're right these Mocks are more interesting than any Epi.

Title: Serious BC Rich GAS attack
Post by: Kilby on October 07, 2006, 07:04:28 PM

Thats the first nice looking BC Rich I have seen for about 25 years.

I did like their old 10 strings (whatshisname in Golden Earring used to play one)

Rob...

Title: Serious BC Rich GAS attack
Post by: Ratrod on October 08, 2006, 12:19:39 PM

Quote from: Kilby

Thats the first nice looking BC Rich I have seen for about 25 years.

I did like their old 10 strings (whatshisname in Golden Earring used to play one)

Rob...

George Kooymans.

They´re making Korean versions of those too. The first one is a six string, the bottom one a ten string.

(http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/1135/bichxv9.jpg)



(http://www.bcrich.com/images/Bich10_Exotic_Classic_SM.jpg)

Title: Serious BC Rich GAS attack
Post by: Philly Q on October 08, 2006, 12:27:17 PM

I like those spalted maple Biches (as opposed to "Be-yotches")!

They'd look better with double-cream pickup bobbins though.  Which is easily rectified.

Title: Serious BC Rich GAS attack
Post by: Kilby on October 08, 2006, 01:07:04 PM

That's him

Even those ones look good to me (and I don't like the pointy guitars that much)

They look so much better without all the black & red paint

Rob...